What platforms is StarCraft on?

StarCraft was released on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo 64.

When did StarCraft release?

StarCraft was first released on March 31, 1998.

StarCraft

Also released as StarCraft 64 (Nintendo 64)

Mar 31, 1998Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyPC (Microsoft Windows)MacNintendo 64

StarCraft — frequently asked questions

What platforms is StarCraft on?: StarCraft was released on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo 64.
When did StarCraft release?: StarCraft was first released on March 31, 1998.

About StarCraft

StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century. Players command one of three species across separate campaigns: the Terrans, resourceful human colonists cut off from Earth; the Zerg, an insectoid swarm that assimilates other species; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced race with powerful psionic abilities. Each species features distinct units, structures, and strategic options. The game includes a story-driven single-player campaign for each faction and competitive multiplayer via Battle.net.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo 64
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Science fiction, Warfare
Series: starcraft

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

88/100

from 1,269 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	2000	$128	$400	$716	Mass Media	Medium

Release timeline

PC (Microsoft Windows)Mar 31, 1998
MacMar 29, 1999
Nintendo 64Jun 13, 2000

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$128

Complete

$400

Sealed

$716

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
PAL release	$395	$1,976	—

What it needs to play

Some modesExpansion Pak — the Terran campaign runs without it; the Brood War campaign and two-player mode need it (game manual).
OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a day
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $22 in Jan 2007, $75 five years ago, and $125 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$22	—
Jan 2008	$32	—
Jan 2009	$30	—
Jan 2010	$23	—
Jan 2011	$25	—
Jan 2012	$22	—
Jan 2013	$28	—
Jan 2014	$32	$101
Jan 2015	$35	$80
Jan 2016	$44	$100
Jan 2017	$54	$150
Jan 2018	$52	$127
Jan 2019	$45	$141
Jan 2020	$44	$144
Jan 2021	$58	$136
Jan 2022	$88	$275
Jan 2023	$82	$305
Jan 2024	$66	$259
Jan 2025	$98	$335
Jan 2026	$100	$347
Oct 2026	$125	$394

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	13 June 2000	NUS-NSQE-USA	NUS-06A-01
Europe / PAL	25 May 2001	NUS-NSQP-AUS	NUS-06A-01

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU
Released: 2000
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A bold conversion of a PC strategy hit to a console, interesting as an oddity and now one of the more expensive N64 carts.

StarCraft 64 is the Nintendo 64 conversion of Blizzard's PC strategy game. Nintendo published it, North America got it on June 13, 2000, and Europe followed on May 25, 2001. Mass Media, a subsidiary of THQ, converted it from the PC game. It was in development from 1999, and Blizzard had first considered a PlayStation port before choosing the N64. GameFan's April 1999 preview listed it as coming to the N64 courtesy of Nintendo themselves.

The N64 version includes the missions from both StarCraft and the Brood War expansion, plus exclusive extras: two tutorials and a secret mission called Resurrection IV. Reviewers were less kind than they were to the PC game, and criticized the graphics against the PC version.

How it was made

Converted from the PC game by Mass Media Interactive Entertainment, a THQ subsidiary, and published by Nintendo.

What the press said at the time

“So, this isn't bad. We just wonder if the whole RTS genre is best left on the PC, where having a monitor, mouse and keyboard makes it far less likely you'll be crying yourself to sleep at the end of it all.”
— N64 Magazine, September 2000

“It’s annoying, but it isn't the end of the world. Surprisingly enough, this is one ofthe year's best N64 games by far.”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, September 2000

Also on other platforms

Windows · Mac

Nintendo 64

Mass Media

Windows. The original StarCraft was a Blizzard PC game released in 1998.
Mac. A Classic Mac OS version arrived in 1999.

Before you buy

The US cartridge is among the pricier carts in the library, so the fake risk is medium: ask for a photo of the board, which is the reliable test, because a cart that boots proves nothing. The Expansion Pak is needed for part of the game: the Terran campaign runs without it, but the Brood War campaign and two-player mode need it. The Rumble Pak is optional. PAL copies cost several times as much as US ones, loose and complete, so the US release is the sensible buy. A complete copy costs a few times the loose price.